PXH840 User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
TERMS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
PXH840 HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................................................... 6
P
RODUCT VARIANTS
.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
PACKAGING ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 7
PCI
E
S
LOT DETERMINATION
................................................................................................................................................... 7
PXH840
C
ONFIGURATION
..................................................................................................................................................... 7
O
PERATING ENVIRONMENT
.................................................................................................................................................... 7
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................................................................ 7
T
RANSPARENT OPERATION
. .................................................................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
S
TEP
1
-
U
NPACK BOARD
....................................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
3
-
C
ONFIGURE THE BOARD FOR PROPER OPERATION
............................................................................................................ 8
NTB Configuration settings .......................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
4
-
I
NSTALL THE
A
DAPTER
C
ARD
....................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
5
-
I
NSTALLING AND
R
EMOVING
C
ABLES
............................................................................................................................ 8
Connecting Cables ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Disconnecting Cables ................................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
6
–
I
NSTALLING THE
D
OLPHIN E
X
PRESS
W
ARE SOFTWARE
..................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
5
-
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................................................................................ 9
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..............................................................................................................................10
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
..................................................................................................................................... 10
DIP Switch Bank
–
Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 10
NTB USE CASES SUMMARY AND SETTINGS ................................................................................................................11
U
SE
C
ASE
A
-
2
N
ODE
C
ONFIGURATION
–
NTB
M
ODE
.............................................................................................................. 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x16 link ....................................................................................... 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x8 link ......................................................................................... 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x4 link ......................................................................................... 11
U
SE
C
ASE
B
-
3
N
ODE
C
ONFIGURATION
–
NTB
M
ODE
.............................................................................................................. 12
Connecting the cables for 3 Node Configurations, x8 link ......................................................................................... 12
TRANSPARENT USE CASES .........................................................................................................................................13
F
IRMWARE UPGRADE
.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
I
DENTIFYING THE
C
ARD
........................................................................................................................................................ 13
S
UPPORT
.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................15
PENDING COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .................................................................................................16
LIMITED WARRANTY..................................................................................................................................................17
W
ARRANTY
P
ERIOD
............................................................................................................................................................ 17
C
OVERAGE
........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
S
ERVICE
P
ROCEDURE
.......................................................................................................................................................... 17